Turf Party on the Greenway set for Thursday in Jeffersonville

May 1, 2013

2011 C-J file photo of one of the signs installed along the Ohio River Greenway in Clarksville. Members of the Friends of the Greenway are raising money in hopes of paying for more signs to direct visitors.

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The Friends of the Ohio River Greenway group will have its second annual “Turf Party on the Greenway” from 7 until 11 p.m. Thursday at Clucker’s, 100 Riverside Drive in Jeffersonville.

The suggested donation is $20. Proceeds will go toward a wayfinding signage system, which members of the greenway advocacy group say is needed to help visitors find and navigate the trails.

The Ohio River Greenway is planned to link the Southern Indiana communities of Jeffersonville, Clarksville and New Albany. And officials on both sides of the river hope that it can be incorporated as part of a nine-mile pedestrian and biking loop that would include Waterfront Park’s paths and the former Big Four and K&I railroad bridges.

“I think the Big Four opening (in Jeffersonville) is going to be huge for the Greenway,” group president Matt Gullo said. “There’s great energy in the Louisville area around parks and walking trails, and the Greenway is absolutely a cog in that system. We’re hoping people will come for the Turf Party and maybe get their first look at the Greenway, then stick around for the music and fun.”